Evening Star Newspaper, September 29, 1935, Page 61

Capital’s Social High Lights Part 3—12 Pages SOCIETY SECTION he Sunday She WASHINGTON, D. C., SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1935 Features for Women Among the Attractive Members of the Younger Set in the Nation’s Capital Miss Carol Holden Pickett Lathrop, a student at the Madeira School. She is the daughter of Mrs. Lathrop and the late Comdr. Patrick Moore Lathrop, U. S. N. —Underwood & Underwood Photo. Races on Potomac Lend Prestige to Days for September D. C. Society Test of Electrically Equipping White House Proves Imposing—Horse Show Attracts Many—Cabinet Wedding to Be Tuesday. BY SALLIE V. H. PICKETT. ‘There is life and color in social events in the Capital as things are now moving, and nothing could have given more distinction to late Sep- tember days than the cup races on the Potomac. nature was the conference at the ‘White House earlier in the week, with the President and Mrs. Roosevelt, hosts to hundreds of persons eagerly interested in helping the less fortunate of mankind. There was a phase of the meeting not mentioned in the newsprint reports, and that was the glad welcome given one of the dele- gates, “Charlie” Taft, by the old em- ployes, who were there when, as a youngster in knickers, he romped about the mansion, one of the White House children, and played pranks on every one about the place. Social prognostications for the Fail of 1935 will “gang agley,” as sweet Bobby Burns might say, and no man and no woman, can yet faithfully pre- dict the beginning, though the end will, of course, be filled pretty much as in other years. The gigantic- task of electrically equipping the White House has indeed been stupendous. ‘What Mrs. Roosevelt found there were /two or three electrically-operated re- frigerators and an electric ice cream freezer. Of course so modern a house ‘was equipped with toasters and a little grills, such as one attaches by plug- ging in, but these were merely family needs, Still, with. the convenience of coal or gas ranges, ice chests and very limited cold storage, President Taft gave the order that guests at all re- ceptions be furnished supper. Out- side caterers for the White House had been done away with and there was nothing to do but follow the order of the commander in chief of the man- sion and serve food. The 1,300 or 1,400 guests were given, therefore, such things as ham mousse, chicken salad, egg sandwiches, tea biscuits, ice cream, macaroon and fruit ice cream, coffee and champagne punch. We need not mention the state dining room crush, soiled evening garments and sall that, but this menu was com- plete and the food was fit for gods as well as diplomats. I treasure both the menu and the memory. Cup races and a bang-up horse show really seem too much to be crowded into one 48 hours, and both being removable feasts, as it were, one of them might easily have beed dated otherwise. However, horsemen are seldom sailors, and vice versa, and each group had its following. Mrs. Swanson, dainty wife of the Secretary of the Navy, of course, chose the boat races, her husband being a water lord, but diplomats and others were equally -interested, and Washington society tried to choose both events, catching & glimpse of each. A cabinet wedding does not happen every day, and though but few will attend the ceremony of Miss Ruth ‘Wallace and Mr. Per Wijkman of the Swedish Legation staff, every one ‘wishes to hear about it. Mrs. Henry C. Wallace, charming cabinet matron @f the past, has come to see her daughter married at Wardman Park Hotel, where another international marriage in the Wallace family took . place while the bride’s father, the late 7 S Of a far different | | Henry C. Wallace, was Secretary of Agriculture. Miss Wallace's brothers, ! Mr. James Wallace and Mr. John Wallace, and their families, have ar- rived, and also a sister, Mrs. Angus McClay. Tonight there will be a family dinner party, with other out- of-town guests, and Tuesday the wedding takes place. Recent storm disasters and rum- blings of war afar move Red Cross | workers to activity, and among the first organizing unit for concerted ac- tion is that of Mrs. Claude A. Swan- son, who issues a clarion call for a meeting a few weeks hence, when Navy women from all branches of service will have their first conclave to outline their Winter's program. Other units besides the Navy will start early action, following the pre- cept of Mrs. Swanson, whose work in past seasons has been really won- derful. Mrs. Swanson Heads Navy Unit Red Cross Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, wife of the Secretary of the Navy, is chair- man of the Navy unit of the Red Cross, which will meet Tuesday mornings through the Winter in the } District Red Cross Building at 1730 E street northwest. Members of the | unit will make surgical dressings for use of the “Gray Ladies” of the Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hos- pital. The first meeting will be held Tuesday, November 5, at 10 o'clock | and the work will continue until 1 | o'clock. | Ladies of the families of Navy and ‘\Muine officers will attend the regu- | lar meetings and there will also be work avatlable for those who care to offer their services each Tuesday morning through October at the same address. Benefit Card Party In Confederate Home The Shenandoah Chapter, No. 1808, United Daughters of the Confederacy, is sponsoring a benefit card party Thursday, October 3, at 8 pm., in the Confederate Memorial Home at 1822 Vermont avenue northwest. Mrs. Garnett Lee is general chair- man and assisting her are Mrs. Elton O. Pillow, president of the chapter; Mrs. N. F. Rabner, Mrs. Alma B. Don- aldson, Miss Laura Martin and Miss Beulah Frazier. Reservations may be made through any of the committee members. Refreshments will be served and a prize is to be awarded each table. The public is cordially invited to attend. R Judge Raedy Guest "Of Woman Barristers Judge Ellen K. Raedy will be honor guest of the Women’s Bar Associa- tion at a reception at the Mayflower Hotel on Friday evening, October 4. Prominent guests will include the justices of the Supreme Court of the District. of Columbia, the justices of the Municipal Court, the marshal and officers of the Federal Bar Association, the Men’s Bar Association, the Bar- risters’ Club and their wives, * Miss Abigail Sard, daughter of Mrs. Ingalls Sard, who recently returned with her mother from a Summer abroad. —Harris-Ewing Photo. X Miss Rilla Frances Lane, who will leave Tuesday to continue her studies at the Harcum Junior College. of Col. and Mrs. Arthur W. Lane. She is the daughter ~—Underwood & Underwood Photo. - # e ® ®Se 0 o e g LY . . O . . T Miss Mary Gentry, who accompanied her parents. Col. Er- nest R. Gentry, U. S. A.. and Mrs. Gentry to Washington a short time ago. apartment at Tilden Gardens. Col. Gentry and his family are now occupying an —Underwood & Underwood Photo. iDiI.)lomats Are Returning To Posts in ‘The Ambassador of Peru, Senor Don Manuel de Freyre v Santander, % | will be back in the Capital tomorrow ; | tage there. from Eaglesmere Pa., where he made a short visit in order to close his cot- The Ambassador was in Eaglesmere during the entire Sum- mer, but came back to Washington a : | fortnight ago. Miss Constance Baker, daughter of Comdr. Wilder D. Baker, U. S. N., who will enter Holton Arms this Winter. spent part of the Summer at Newport. Miss Baker —Hessler-Henderson Photo. Mrs. Hull To Return Here Today: Visits With Niece,| Mrs. Paul Hays, at Staunton. Mrs. Cordell Hull, wife of the Sec- retary of State, will return to Wash- ington this afternoon from Staunton, Va., where she accompanied her niece, Mrs. Paul Hays, to remain with her for a short time. Mrs. Hays visited the Secretary and Mrs. Hull for several cays last week. The Postmaster Géneral, Mr. James A. Farley, will return to Washington tomorrow from New York, where he went to spend the week end with Mrs, Farley. Representative and Mrs. Fred M, Vinson of Ashland, Ky. with their family, arrived in town last week and are at the Wardman Park Hotel where they have taken an apartment. The Special Assistant to the Post- master General and Mrs. J. Austin Latimer have returned from a several weeks’ stay in the West. Mr. Latimer represented the Postmaster General at the dedication of several post offices in California and attended the meet- ing of the National Association of Postal Supervisors held in Kansas City, Among other places the Special Assistant and Mrs. Latimer visited (See HULL, Page 4., Wallaces Dinner Hosts Family Party Today Will Honor Daughter and Fiance. The Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Henry A. Wallace will entertain at a family party at dinner today for the former's sister, Miss Ruth Wallace, and her fiance, the charge d'affaires of Sweden, M. Per Wijkman, whose marriage will take place Tuesday. The guests will be the members of Miss Wallace’s family, who have arrived here for the wedding. ‘The Secretary of State and Mrs. Hull will be in the small company witness- ing the wedding ceremony which will be performed in the apartment of Secretary’ and Mrs. Wallace. The vice chairman of the Federal Power Commission and Mrs. Basil Manly entertained at dinner last eve- ning in honor of the American Min- ister to Hungary, Mr. John' Furnoy Montgomery. Mr. and Mrs. Manly have as their house guests for the week end, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher T. Chenery of Pelham Manor, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Boyd, jr., en- tertained at the supper dance at the Shoreham Hotel last evening in honor of Miss Honey Call of Dubuque, Iowa, and Mr. Michael Sheehan of Balti- more, whose marriage will take place in the near future, Miss Call is visit- ing in Baltimore. Among others present were Miss Elesnor Flanigan, Miss Jane Katherine McKnew, Miss Mary Sheehan, Miss Frances McNa- mara, and Mr. Plerce Flanagan. huummmn‘m fhsued invitations for a buffet supper Friday, October 18, in honor of Miss Margaret McMullen and Miss Randolph Rich- ardson. ‘Mr. end Mrs. Cedric Major, who are in New York for a short stay, gave a luncheon yesterday in the roof garden of the St. Regis. Their guests were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Ryan, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Ettinger, Mr. and Mrs. Timothy C. Mooney, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Saunders, Mr. and Mrs. William Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. C. William Coughlin, Mr. and Mrs. A. Harding Paul, Miss Betty Vosburgh, nAaum Eleanor Galligher and Mr. C. B. len. Mr. Alvin C. Birdsall was host at dinner at the Shoreham Hotel last evening in honor ‘of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Schmid. Mrs. Schmid, before their marriage in August, was Miss Janiero Brooks. Others. present in- cluded Mr. and Mrs. Martin Tucker Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence W. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Walter 8. Brauns and Miss Margaret E. Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Irving T. Horn gave a dance last evening at the Thomas Circle Club in honor of their daugh- ter, Miss Doris Horn, on her 18th birthday anniversary. Among the many guests who were present. were Miss Barbara Walter, Miss Besatrice Wyman, Miss Bernice Wyman, Miss Dorothy Schmidt, Miss Mary Atwood, Miss Jane Edmoriston, Miss Margaret Engagement Of Couples Announced Miss Jane K. Marshall Will Be Bride of John C. Baird. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Worth Mar- shall announces the engagement of their daughter, Jane Kathleen, to Mr. John Curtis Baird, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Baird of Scarsdale, N. Y. The marriage will take place November 1. : Miss Marshall 18 a graduate of Cornell University in- the class of 1931, and is a member of the Alpha Phi Fraternity. Mr. Baird attended the University of Michigan and is a member of the Sigma Chi Frater- nity., - : Mrs. Jarrett Nelson Shauck of Forest Glen, Md., announces the en- gagement of her daughter, Ruth Elinor, to Mr. Graeme Campbell Ban- nerman of Washington. The wed- ding wil take place late in November. . Miss Shauck = attended George ‘Washington University, where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. Mr. Bannerman is of Scottish and Colonial ancestry, nis father, Mr. William Thackeray Bannerman, being @ native of Scotland, where he was educated in the University of Aber- deen. His mother, a Daughter of the American Revolution, active in (See WALLAGES, \gage 9, (Bee anAGII‘flfl‘. Page 4), | The Royal Ttalian Ambassador. | Signor Augusto Rosso, is spending the | week end at his estate at Bluemont, Va., which he leased for the Summer. Tow, The Ambassador of France and Mme. de Laboulaye will sail from Prance Wednesday for this country, and are expected to arrive in New York October 7 and will come to ‘Washington immediately. ‘The Ambassador of Germany, Herr Hans Luther, is at his estate, Ophir, near Leesburg, Va., over the week end. The Ambassador of Turkey, Mehmet Munir, has been joined by Mme. Munir and their children, who have been in New York during ‘the week. They went there to bid fare- well to Mr. Neshui Munir, son of the Ambassador and Mme. Munir, who sailed this week for England, where he is attending school. ‘The Minister of Greece, Mr. Demet- rios Sicilianos, has gone to Boston for a few days to attend the Convention of the Greek Community. ‘The Minister of Sweden, Mr. W. Bostrom, is expected to arrive in the Capital Tuesday from Sweden, where he has been during the Mme. Bostrom will join him here later in the Fall. The Minister of Ecuador, Senor Capitan, Colon Eloy Alfaro, left the Capital yesterday to spend several days in New York City. The Minister of Hungary and Mme. Pelenyl are expected to come to Washington today from New York, where they arrived last week from Hungary. The Minister of the Union of South Africa and Mrs. Close returned to the Capital yesterday from New York, where the Minister went last week to meet Mrs. Close, who arrived from her daughter, Mrs. Wilfred Mann. The Minister and Mrs. Close will be at the Mayflower Hotel for a few days before again taking up their residence at the legation on New Hampshire avenue. The charge d’affaires of Rumania and Mme. Florescu and their family will return to the Capital today from Long Island. Mme. Florescu and their children have been on Long Island all Summer, the charge d'af- faires joining them there for a few days at a time during their stay. The charge d'affaires went to Long Island last week. The counselor of the German Em- bassy, Herr Rudolf Leitner, will be joined the first of the week by Frau Leitner who is returning from Ger- many, where she spent the Summer. The first secretary of the German Embessy, Herr Herbert Scholtz, has ' Ambassador and Mme. From France Wednesday—Minister of Sweden Arrives From Abroad Tuesday. He will return to the embassy tomor- | Mr. | Summer. | England, where she has been visiting | Washington After Summer Vacations de Laboulaye Will Sail returned to his home on Cleveland avenue after a brief vacation in Ger= many, where he ed Frau Schoits who has been in many since Ju and made the acquaintances of son, born recently Fra and the baby will come to V about the middle of October. The retiring third secretary of the Cuban Embassy, Dr. Jose uel Lara, who has been appointed second secretary of Cuba at The Hague, has left the Capital for New York from where he will sail October 9 on | Normandie for his new post Lara returned to the Capital a few days ago from Havana. The secretary of foreign rela of Costa Rica, Dr. Raul Gurdian and his wife, Senora de Gurdian, and | their son will arrive in New York | today from Costa Rica. They will | come to Washington shortly and will | be received by the Minister resident, | Senor Don Manuel Gonzalez-Zeledon, | Former counselor of the Bulgarian | Legation, M. Georges Poulieff, and Mme. Poulieffl arrived in Baltimore Friday aboard the City of Baltimore "rrom Europe, where they have been through the Summer. M. and Mme. Poulieffl were among the most popu- {1ar of the diplomats at this post before | and during the World War. Mme. | Poulieff was before her marriage Miss | Elizabeth Samuels of Philadelphia. ' New York Bencfit Has Prominent Aides Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt, daughter-in= law of Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt and the late President, is chairman of the Sponsors’ Committee for the benefit Wednesday evening in aid of the Lenox | Hill Neighborhood Association in New York, the formal opening of the i King Cole room in the Hotel St. Regis, | and among the many prominent host« | esses who have accepted the invitation | to attend and aid a worthy charity are | many well known in Washington. Representative and Mrs. Parker Corning will have guests with them for the dinner dance, and among others who will be hosts are former director of the Budget and Mrs. Lewis Douglas, former Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. F. Trubee Davison, former Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, jr, and Mr, and Mrs. Duncan Ellsworth. The proceeds of the dinner dance go toward furthering the work of the Hygiene and Social Service Committee, Originated 40 years ago by the Ase sociate Alumni of Hunter College to establish a free kindergarten in the Lenox Hill neighborhood around Third avenue and Sixty-third street, the work has progressed until today the associ- ation is composed of 34 adult organie zations, a social service hygiene de« partment, a “children's” house for children only on Sixty-third street, a young men’s association, a young women's association, a girls’ camp, a boys' camp, a department for small children, a community theater, a child’s lunch service, a playground, swimming pools, a gymnastum, all de- signed to foster the American ideal and promote a neighborly spirit among the | tenants of one of New York's most {congested areay